Individual 22: Ruby Lorraine Williams

Individual Record 22

Name} Williams, Ruby Lorraine

Family History} Hancock

Title}

Race} White

Sex} Female

Birth: Date} Fam 12 Oct 1922

Place} 1611 F Street, Napa, Napa, California

Marr.: Date} Exa 28 May 1941

Place} Reno, Washoe, Nevada (Link)

Marr.: Date} Exa 28 Jul 1947

Place} Reno, Washoe, Nevada (Link)

Marr.: Date} Exa 25 Oct 1972

Place} Warren Street, Napa, Napa, California (Link)

Death: Date} Exa 19 Mar 1977

Place} St. Helena Sanitarium, Deer Park, Napa, California

Burial: Date} Exa 21 Mar 1977

Place} Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, Napa, California

Grave Marker} Yes

Source 1}	848 = Birth record
Source 2}	732 = 1930 USA cen
Source 3}	1587 = 1940 USA cen
Source 4}	382 = Marriage rec
Source 5}	1770 = Divorce rec
Source 6}	386 = Marriage rec
Source 7}	1600 = City directory
Source 8}	1586 = 1950 USA cen
Source 9}	76 = Address book
Source 10}	47 = Church dircty
Source 11}	77 = Address card
Source 12}	1004 = Divorce rec
Source 13}	232 = Marriage indx
Source 14}	1595 = Marriage rec
Source 15}	521 = Death record
Source 16}	1599 = S.S. record
Source 17}	913 = Obituary
Source 18}	30 = Cemetery rec
Source 19}	1588 = Cemetery rec
Source 20}	694 = Photographs
Source 21}	701 = Photographs
Source 22}	751 = Photographs
Source 23}	1218 = Photographs
Source 24}	1771 = Newspapers

Parents: } Simeon Clyde Williams & Bessie Crystal McFarren
Relationship No.} 5

1st Household No.} 80 = 1611 F Street, Napa, California

Occupation 1} Housewife
Occupation 2} Real estate agent

Religion/Church} Presbyterian

Spouses:    First} Whitthorne Jr., Robert Campbell (Bob)
      Second} Rath, Clarence Henry
   Third} McDermott, Milton M. (Mac)
Total Number of} 3

Notes: Ruby Lorraine Williams was born 12 Oct 1922 in Napa, Napa, California. She was the second daughter of Simeon C. and Clyde Williams and Bessie Crystal McFarren.

In the 1930 U.S. census, Lorraine, 7, was living with her family at 1611 F. Street, Napa. Her father S.C., 33, was a bookkeeper for a poultry plant. Her mother Bessie, 30, was a floor worker in a laundry. The household also included her sister Viola, 9, her uncle Roy McFarren, 22, and his wife Nell, 18.

In 1934, the family moved to 458 Brown Street, Napa, and also started a grocery store on Jefferson Street. It quickly evolved into the Green Lantern restuarant. Ruby Lorraine graduated from Napa Intermediate School in June 1936. She took part in the graduation ceremony as an alto in the girls chorus, and gave the the Prologue to the class play.

In the 1940 U.S. census, Lorraine, 17, Lorraine was living with her family at 1615 F Street, Napa. She was an an unpaid waitress at the Green Lantern and had completed three years of high school. Her father Simeon, 42, was a bookkeeper, and her mother Bess, 40, was the proprietress of the restuarant. They owned their home, valued at $4,000. During her high school years she took part in sports, including softball, and in dance.

Lorraine graduated from Napa Union High School in June 1940, and at age 18, married Robert Whitthorne, 23, on 28 May 1941, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada. They had one daughter before a Reno, Nevada, divorce in May 1947. The three photos at the right show Lorraine circa 1940 when she was 18.

On 28 Jul 1947, Lorraine R. Whitthorne, 24, married Clarence R. Rath, 30, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada. This marriage produced two daughters. They made their home at 1830 Fuller Lane, Napa. In the 1950 U.S. census, R. Lorraine, 27, and Clarence H. Rath, 33, were enumerated at their Fuller address. Clarence was a clerk in a retail grocery. Their daughters were Gayle L., 6, from Lorraine's first marriage, and Linda J., 1.

Lorraine was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Napa, and appears in the 1967 membership directory, living at 1830 Fuller Way, and in 1971, living at 239 Hickory Street, Napa.

R. L. Williams and Clarence H. Rath obtained a divorce in Mar 1968 in Napa County. On 25 Oct 1972, Ruby L. Rath, 50. married Milton M. McDermott, 53, in Napa, Napa, California. They made their home at 590 Silverado Trail, Napa. This marriage lasted until her death in 1977.

Lorraine was a member of the Napa Valley Country Club and was a golf team captain and a member of several bowling teams. Her proudest golf achievements were winning the NVCC's championship tournament for women — not once or twice, but three times! She was an excellent golfer with a 12 handicap. The three photos at left record her tournament wins.

Lorraine was employed at the Silverado Country Club and retired from there three years prior to her death.

Lorraine died 19 Mar 1977 at the St. Helena Health Care Center, Deer Park, Napa, California. She had been a smoker for many years and cause of death was lung cancer. A Memorial Funeral Service was held in the First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Erwin Bollinger officiating. Her crypt lies in the Tulocay Garden Musoleum.